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Iowa Women’s Wrestling leads

Iowa remains only Power Five women’s wrestling program. How soon will that change?
‘Viable financial path’ is likely necessary before more Power Five programs follow Hawkeyes’ lead
IOWA CITY — Clarissa Chun experienced a full-circle moment last month at Carver-Hawkeye Arena before her team took on her alma mater, Missouri Valley College.
Chun, the first women’s wrestling coach at Iowa, embraced Mike Machholz — the person who started the women’s wrestling program at Missouri Valley and consequently created an opportunity for Chun as an athlete that she has “so much gratitude for.”
The dual pitted two history-making teams. Missouri Valley was one of the teams at the “beginning of college women’s wrestling overall,” Chun said. Iowa, a couple decades later, became the first Power Five intercollegiate program.
On a day with plenty of historical symbolism, Chun also looked forward to the day if/when Iowa fans “can see Iowa vs. Michigan and Penn State.” As for how long until Chun’s dream of more Power Five women’s wrestling programs existing becomes a reality, it remains unclear.
Iowa athletics director Beth Goetz has been approached “a good handful of times” by colleagues at other schools about the prospect of adding women’s wrestling. “Our coaching staff has continued to have some conversations as well,” Goetz told The Gazette.
Oklahoma State men’s wrestling head coach John Smith said in 2021 that OSU was “in talks” about adding an intercollegiate women’s wrestling program, according to an article in the Stillwater (Okla.) News Press. But Oklahoma State AD Chad Weiberg told a student reporter in 2023 it is a “very challenging time to even think about adding any sports.” Weiberg’s sentiment underscores perhaps the biggest obstacle for the sport’s growth as the NCAA grapples with potentially transformational changes to the collegiate model in the coming years. “Given there are a lot of things going on in the (college sports) landscape today, that might be an impactful part of an institution’s decision about when and how to launch a program,” Iowa’s Goetz said. … story at … Thegazette.com/Iowa-remains-only-power-five-womens-wrestling-program-how-soon-will-that-change
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This Week in Women’s Collegiate Wrestling (2/13/2024)
Key Takeaways from the week
This week saw the end of a few teams’ dual schedules, and several saved the best for last with close, ranked matches, dual-changing upsets, and previews of potential conference and nationals matches as we head into late February. Here are a few takeaways from big duals and what their results could mean for the remainder of the season.
1. Life’s dominant results ahead of the Mid-South Conference Tournament
Life hosted their Life Duals over the weekend with Brewton-Parker, Emmanuel College, #13 Indiana Tech, and St. Andrews in attendance. Every school besides Emmanuel is a Mid-South Conference school and after this weekend, Life is on their way to being undefeated against conference competition.  While both (RV) Brewton-Parker and (RV) St. Andrews, were unable to send out a full lineup to compete against the Running Eagles, the #13 ranked Indiana Tech Warriors, put up a good fight. 
#8 Makayla Young of Tech got a big pin at 101 lbs over Life’s #10 Devyn Gomez. Gomez has had multiple top-ranked matches this season and has taken some tough losses as a result. She wrestled Young earlier this season at the Soldier Salute and was pinned in that match as well. 101 has really been volatile this season, but looking at her record, Gomez has been battle-tested given her opponents in both duals and open tournaments. It seems like in their matches where Young has been able to get the better of Gomez, she is able to get Gomez to react to her shots and fakes. She has been successful in capitalizing on how she finishes her takedowns to either catch her head or find another way to land in an advantageous way to secure the pin. It will be interesting to see if Gomez can figure out the formula to avenge the losses to Young this season as they will likely match up again at conferences. #8 Tehani Soares kept the wins going for Indiana Tech with a big 10-0 tech fall over Brianna Funakoshi, pushing the team score to 9-0 in favor of the Warriors. However, it was all Life after 109 lbs. Starting with #9 Ariana Martinez, #6 Anna Krejsa, and #10 Riley Dalrymple all getting bonus point wins over their unranked opponents. 
While #3 Zaynah McBryde did not compete at the duals, Life has no shortage of talent at 136 lbs. #11 Angie Prado secured another 10-0 tech for the Running Eagles over #16 Carley Anderson. Prado has had some solid results lately taking out #20 Addison Messerly of … story at … Intermatwrestle.comThis-week-in-womens-collegiate-wrestling

February 24, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Chadron State Eagles finish undefeated in RMAC duals

GOLDEN, Colo. — With a 37-11 victory over Simon Fraser on Thursday, the Chadron State College men’s wrestling team has finished the regular season with a record of 10-1 overall and 8-0 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference duals.  
The Eagles already clinched the RMAC title after defeating CSU-Pueblo on Saturday.
In Thursday’s dual, which was held in Golden, Colorado on Colorado School of Mines campus, CSC won the 125, 133, 141, 149, 165, 184 and 197 weight classes.  
At 125 pounds, #8 Quade Smith, a junior from Layton, Utah, earned a first period fall in 2:01.
#2 Quen, Campbell, a senior from Tifton, Georgia, needed less time than Smith to finish his match at 133 pounds. Campbell immediately scored a takedown and four nearfall points to begin the match before recording a pin in 0:57.
Leading 12-0, Chadron State’s lead was extended to 24-0 after forfeits by the Red Leaf’s at 141 and 149 pounds.
Simon Fraser won their first match of the day with a decision at 157.
Jaziah Whaley, a redshirt freshman from Gilcrest, Colorado, needed 6:50 to tech fall his opponent 17-1 at 165 pounds.
After the Red Leaf’s won by decision at 174 pounds, CSC won the following two weight classes.
At 184, Keegan Gehlhausen, a redshirt sophomore form Pinedale, Wyoming, was victorious with a 16-2 major decision. Dominic Joyce, a freshman from North Port, Florida, scored the Eagles last four team points with a 22-11 major decision at 197.
An 18-3 tech fall in Simon Fraser’s favor at 285 pounds made the final score 37-11. … story at … Chadroneagles.com/Eagles-finish-undefeated-in-rmac-duals
 

February 24, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 Final Rankings – 106-120 lbs. – TDR # 31-59

Editor’s Notes; The final rankings for the 27th Annual TDR Top 12 in eastern North Carolina with the three lightest weight classes. The top 12 wrestlers in each weight class are listed in order. Wrestlers listed as 13th are considered as honorable mention for the weight class. We welcome reader’s input and information.  Email us at martinkfleming@takedownreport +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Rank  Wght.  Wrestler         Team          Gr. Yr. Wins Ls  Pct Reg. State

February 24, 2024 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment